England will probably be scorching for Euro 2024 last as temperatures hit 24C
- Euro 2024 final – England v Spain – Olympiastadion Berlin – Sunday, 8pm UK time
Millions of football fans in England can look forward to sunshine and 24C highs on Sunday evening as they watch the team play Spain in the Euro 2024 final.
Weather conditions across the UK are set to improve this weekend after a disappointing start to July including long spells of rain and thunderstorms.
Temperatures on Sunday evening are expected to reach 24C (75F) in central and southern England, with 21C (70F) in the North, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
England secured a showdown against Spain thanks to Ollie Watkins‘ stunning last-minute strike against the Netherlands on Wednesday night, sealing a 2-1 win.
This is the first time an England men’s team have made it to an overseas final and represents a second successive continental final for the Euro 2020 runners-up.
England fans at Peckham Arches in London react after Harry Kane scores on Wednesday night
England fans celebrate at Boxpark Wembley in North West London on Wednesday evening
As for the weather today, the mercury was expected to have fallen as low as 8C (46F) in parts of central Scotland in the early hours of this morning.
The rest of the UK was forecast to have hovered around 12C (54F) to 13C (55F).
Today’s weather is set to be more of the same from earlier this week, with heavy showers developing across western England and some parts of Wales.
Conditions in the South East will be overcast with temperatures in the range of 17C (63F) and 20C (68F), which is slightly below average for July.
Tomorrow will see cloudy skies with patchy rain across the North and East but there will be some sunny spells, in the South and West. Temperatures will reach 18C (64F) to 21C (70F) tomorrow.
Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst said Sunday evening will then ‘feel quite warm in the sunshine’, adding that ‘any showers that are around should fade away’.
England celebrate in the semi-final against the Netherlands in Dortmund on Wednesday
England fans celebrate in the stands in Dortmund on Wednesday as the team win the semi-final
Next week is likely to hold more unsettled weather across the country as a weather front arrives from the Atlantic, bringing rain to the North West of the country while the South sees showers and some sunny spells.
Parts of England have already seen around a month’s worth of rain in July.
So far this month, the wettest spot compared to its expected monthly average was Northolt in West London, with 66mm (2.6in) of rain in the first seven days of the month – 139 per cent of the total that would normally be expected for the whole of July.
The Met Office said more than a month’s rain – 52.6mm (2.1in) – had fallen in the first nine days of the Wimbledon Championships, including 5.6mm (0.2in) recorded at nearby Kew on Tuesday.
The average high for July in London is 23.5C (74.2F), based on the weather station at Northolt. In Birmingham it is 21.5C (70.7F), and in Manchester it is 20.0C (68F).
